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Ostend 1907

A 2 day festival of football took place at the Wellington Hippodrome, Ostend on 19th &20th May 1907. On the 19th 2 Southern league teams, champions Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur , who had finished the season in 6th, faced Belgian opposition.

Union Saint Gilloise were the Belgian champions.

19.05.07

Union Saint Gilloise

1

8

Tottenham Hotspur

Combined Belgium

1

10

Fulham

20.05.07

Tottenham Hotspur

2

1

Fulham

Tottenham's scorers in the win over Union were Leipzig born Max Seeburg (3),England legend Vivian Woodward (2), George Payne (2) and Alf Whyman.
Whyman and full back Walter Bull scored against Fulham.
The attendance for the Tottenham Fulham game was approximately 1,500.
Fulham joined the Football League for the 1907-08 season, becoming the 4th London club.